Sunday, our esteemed Vice Chair, Danielle flew left seat in a Cessna 185 for 6.2 hours! She flew from Fallon to San Gabriel Valley and back on Sunday, logging 4.5 hours of simulated instrument time towards her instrument rating!!
Go Danielle!!
If you’re a pilot, who do you take flying with you? If you’re Sydney, you take your Dad, AND your Grandpa for their first flight in a small plane…
From our esteemed Amelia Earhart scholarship chair, Moe:
Announcement!! 🏆
Our very own Chair of RHS 99s, Stacie, teacher extraordinaire, jet setter, future multi-engine commercial pilot has won the prestigious Amelia Earhart scholarship!!!
Please join me in a raucous congratulatory round of applause!! 👏🏼💥🤩💫🙌💝
Chili and Charts Potluck!
Grace, Stacie and Danielle attended the Southwest Section Winter Workshop!
There I was walking along the tarmac at Auburn Airport after having a delicious breakfast at Wings with my husband and friends who flew in from Concord. As we were walking along I said to my husband, “That looks like Heather’s plane!!” As we got closer, I exclaimed, “That’s IS Heather’s plane!!”
And then I went searching for Heather….
Heather was on the outdoor patio of Wings enjoying breakfast with 49 1/2 Jere and others from the Dayton Airpark! What a fantastic coincidence to find her at one of my favorite breakfast spots!
Congrats to Danielle who passed her PPL Check Ride!!
Congratulations to Stacie for reaching 1,000 hours!
Congratulations to RHS 99 Megan who just earned her commercial rating!!!
Danielle was flying over Washoe Valley (and Rhonda’s house) and said hi! Maybe we should all do this???
When you’re on your way to an appointment, hear the sound of an airplane, and manage to get your phone out in time to take a decent picture…
Reno HighRoller on Final at KRNO 36L/R
A HUGE thank you to Rhonda, now our past chair, for hosting the Chapter BBQ at her beautiful new home in Washoe Valley. Chapter mascots Rembrandt (Rhonda) and Nico (Danielle) supervised our meeting and the investiture of our new officers. We enjoyed fantastic conversation over a delicious meal of pulled pork, chicken, a variety of salads, a veggie board, and Laura’s Pretzel Jell-O dessert and brownies!
Per our Scholarship Chair, Ms. Collins:
Work is always better with friends on board! Great start to a ZRH trip recently when pilot friend/RHS99s Heather came to check out our flight deck.
You Webmistress and her husband were flying to Quincy to meet friends for breakfast. Due to weight and balance issues, you webmistress volunteered to drive instead of fly. After shooting video of two planes landing and walking into town for a bite to eat, we all headed back to the airport. While watching the planes take off, I met a 99 (and her husband) from Alaska! Naturally we exchanged contact information and she graciously invited us to fly up and stay with them in Alaska!!
Moral of the story… talk to women at airports, you may meet a fellow 99!
(Sorry, forgot to take a picture!)
RHS RR Chelsea passed her instrument checkride on June 13!! Her DPE, Dr. Kochan is a fellow 99 in FL! Chelsea read about her 2 years ago, which was what inspired her to get her PPL! According to Chelsea, it was surreal to receive her instrument certificate from Dr. Kochan exactly one year + one day after my PPL checkride. 🥹 Thank you to Reno High Sierras for all your support. ❤️
Congrats to Andrea for earning her instrument rating last week!
99 years ago today, an incredible pioneer in aviation, Bessie Coleman died.
To learn more about her, check out this video: https://youtu.be/4tgR3znEpNE?si=HBHfhx_ScmuLNwFY
Per our Vice Chair Stacie:
I took 12 year old Pamela on her first discovery flight. It was like flying my 12 year self. She told it was the best day of her life! Let’s keep inspiring pilots, one flight at a time!
Congrats to RHS Chelsea on passing her instrument written with a perfect score!!
RHS 99s Heather, Stephanie, and Riley all saw one another!